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package javax.naming;

/**
 * This exception is thrown when an authentication error occurs while
 * accessing the naming or directory service.
 * An authentication error can happen, for example, when the credentials
 * supplied by the user program is invalid or otherwise fails to
 * authenticate the user to the naming/directory service.
 * <p>
 * If the program wants to handle this exception in particular, it
 * should catch AuthenticationException explicitly before attempting to
 * catch NamingException. After catching AuthenticationException, the
 * program could reattempt the authentication by updating
 * the resolved context's environment properties with the appropriate
 * appropriate credentials.
 * <p>
 * Synchronization and serialization issues that apply to NamingException
 * apply directly here.
 *
 * @author Rosanna Lee
 * @author Scott Seligman
 * @since 1.3
 */

public class AuthenticationException extends NamingSecurityException {

  /**
   * Constructs a new instance of AuthenticationException using the
   * explanation supplied. All other fields default to null.
   *
   * @param explanation A possibly null string containing additional detail about this exception.
   * @see java.lang.Throwable#getMessage
   */
  public AuthenticationException(String explanation) {
    super(explanation);
  }

  /**
   * Constructs a new instance of AuthenticationException.
   * All fields are set to null.
   */
  public AuthenticationException() {
    super();
  }

  /**
   * Use serialVersionUID from JNDI 1.1.1 for interoperability
   */
  private static final long serialVersionUID = 3678497619904568096L;
}
